Scarf Events 2024 By attending Scarf Events, you're the catalyst for the new trainees to grow their skills and confidence. Plus, you’re helping to fund our social enterprise model which allows us to pay trainees and graduates award wages for their work. Thanks in advance for joining us at a Scarf Event and helping us to transform lives through hospitality. . Spring Scarf '24 As part of our Spring Scarf '24 program, we'll be running two Pop-Up Dinners at Liminal (with a beautiful Spring menu by Mulberry Group chefs Laura Boulton and Travis Goodlet) on: Wednesday 20 November Wednesday 27 November . Find out more and book in! Spring Scarf '24 Trainees, photographed by Roger Ungers. Back row L to R: Saba, Simagul, Selva, Zack, Fouad. Front row L to R: Tahera, Nadia, Sun . Winter Scarf '24 We're holding two exciting events during Winter Scarf '24, which will provide paid work experience and mentoring opportunities to the Winter Scarf trainees. . Thursday 22 August Winter Scarf Roast Dinner at Stomping Ground Brewery & Beer Hall, 100 Gipps St, Collingwood Expect a delicious roast dinner and a special dessert to be enjoyed around the roaring fireplace, care of the talented Stomping Ground chefs. There'll be staggered bookings from 5.30pm onwards and lots of flexible seating options, from tables of 2, booths for 4, and picnic tables for groups of 10+. Stomping Ground tap beers and a great Scarf Partner drinks list will be available on the night! Book Now . Stomping Ground have been a Scarf Partner since 2018, and we're excited to return to their Collingwood Brewery & Beer Hall after running seasonal Scarf Dinners there in 2021 (pictured) and 2018. . . Wednesday 4 September Winter Scarf Cocktails and Canapés at Starward Distillery, 50 Bertie St, Port Melbourne We'll be pairing top-notch cocktails with delicious canapés from the Starward team, in an event format that's new to Scarf. We'll be welcoming a panel of Graduates, Mentors, and Partners, to share their experience and insights of working with Scarf, with a plentiful grazing table and drinks flowing throughout the night. This unique event is a great opportunity to learn more about the Scarf Community, and network with the Scarf team, and some of our board members, hospitality partners, mentors, ambassadors, funders and more! Book Now . Starward have been supporting Scarf in myriad ways since 2016, and we can't wait to finally run an event in their beautiful distillery! Pictured: Spring Scarf '23 cocktail training session at Starward. . Please note, as well as working at these two Scarf events, the Winter Scarf '24 trainees will also gain extensive paid work experience through Scarf Partners. Find out more about Scarf's new work experience model. . . Autumn Scarf '24 As part of Autumn Scarf '24 (our first 10-week Seasonal Program for 2024), we ran two special Scarf events at Rumi in May. These dinners provided front-of-house work experience our Autumn Scarf '24 trainee cohort - Kimiya, Sahand, Guli, Ndrah, Ali, Ku Hea Paw, Aida and Maram. They were supported by Scarf mentors - hospitality professionals volunteering their time - to run the front of house. A moreish Middle Eastern banquet was cooked by Rumi's experienced chefs. As always, Scarf trainees were paid award wages for their work. . Find out more here. . The Scarf x Rumi pop-up dinners which ran as part of Autumn Scarf '24 allowed trainees to gain solid work experience, while diners enjoyed a delicious Middle Eastern feast. . . Want to know more? We hope you'll join us for a Scarf Event in 2024; each one is an opportunity for us to pay award wages to our trainees as they gain essential training, mentoring and work experience. Scarf diners play a key role in supporting our trainees as they begin their working lives in Australia. We encourage you to sign up to our newsletter to get all the details about upcoming Scarf Events. . - Keen to know how our programs and events impact trainees' lives? See Scarf's 2022 Impact Report. - If you like what we do, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Scarf to help us fulfil our mission. . . . . Header image: Winter Scarf '24 Service Skills Training at Stomping Ground. Photo: Roger Ungers. .